Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the

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contest.

Miss World

Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985

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contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir. Halla went to Miss Universe while Hólmfríður won the title of Miss World Iceland and represented Iceland at

, where she was named Europe's Queen of Beauty and

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, with Mandy Shires (UK) second and Brenda Denton (USA) third.

Life after Miss World

Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson ('89), Rúnar Karl Elfarsson ('91) and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir ('97). The family lives in

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, Garðabær, where Hófí works in a local kindergarten and Elfar works nearby as a lawyer.

References

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